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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A Book, A REAL Book!

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Well here it is, the project I evasively mentioned here! The writing project I actually finished!!

I wrote this cookbook for my children. A keepsake of sorts, but friends and family members who encouraged me throughout the process and helped with the endless edits thought it worthy of a larger audience. Since it is a collection of family recipes, photographs and the memories associated with them, I wondered how interesting it could possibly be to anyone beyond family. But then I thought why not? Why not give my little cookbook an airing and see where the chips (hehehe) may fall.

When I finally held the finished product in my hands the sleepless nights, frustrations, multiple swear words and hours of editing seemed to melt from memory. A Book, a REAL Book...... I chanted like a three year old with giddy excitement!

26 comments:

And it's adorable with a wonderful dreamy introduction! and with very simple and easy to do recipes! I like that its numbered steps are a sentence each! I'm a veggie so will probably replace the meat stock with veggie things and go easy on the heavy cream and such (for health reasons)and not get the same taste but that's the beauty of a good recipe book for me - flexibility while keeping the essence! I could feel the love coming off each dish - the memories stay intact.

Oh Ann, you dark horse. I've wondered about your project. It's lovely to pass down/on recipes and what a professional way to do it! Be interested to see how it goes out in the big world of publishing. I'll check out Blurb.

Congratulations to you. Terrific news. I did not realize that "blurb" was the name of a publishing company. My twitter account is "Blurbwatch" as blurb is the word they used to describe unnecessary hoopla. I guess in the US the word blurb is alright.You family is adorable. I will be sure to visit the publishersw website.

James Dickey said,"There are so many selves in everybody, and to explore and exploit just one is wrong, dead wrong." Thank you for joining me as I strive to discover those other selves. I hope you enjoy reading my endeavours. I would be delighted to hear your comments and feedback. You all come back now hear!Ann

About Me

I am a wife and mother of four, made redundant by children who insisted on growing up. I divide my time between Wisconsin and Ireland. I am a writer, who has finally decided it’s time to brave the big scary world and try to get something published. I hope you enjoy my efforts!